Eastman School of Music

• Contributions and unrestricted scholarship funds helped Eastman to not only attract the best and brightest students, but also offer them a world-class education.

• The Eastman String Quartet, a student ensemble, performed at President Barack Obama’s inauguration luncheon.

• The Eastman Wind Ensemble teamed up with Eastman Virtuosi to release an all-Stravinsky album on Avie Records.

• Alarm Will Sound, the contemporary New York City-based ensemble with Eastman roots, presented 1969, an original concert using music, images, text, and staging, to reveal connections among the music, politics, and culture of a turbulent decade.